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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 6095
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ADDRESSING THE
PERMISSIBILITY OF SMOKING LOUNGES CITYWIDE BY AMENDING SUBSECTION
4-2-060.J, 4-11-160, AND 4-11-190 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE,
AUTHORIZING CORRECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for investigation
and study, and the matter was considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, on August 12, 2022, the City notified the State
of Washington of its intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 7, 2022,
considered all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and subsequently
forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in
strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in effect and
unchanged.
SECTION II. Subsection 4-2-060.J of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
in Attachment A. All other provisions in 4-2-060 remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION III. Section 4-11-160 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
PARCEL: A unit of land created specifically for the purpose of tax collection.
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PARENT SITE: (This definition for RMC 4-7-090, Unit Lot Subdivision, only.) The
aggregate of all land (irrespective of existing or future unit lots, tracts, or other
distinct properties) within the boundaries of the original lot(s) subject to a unit lot
subdivision within which townhouses exist or are proposed, and the land
underlying the townhouses subdivided so that each townhouse dwelling unit is
located on a unit lot.
PARK: For purposes of the application of setback requirements for uses regulated
by the provisions of RMC 4-3-010, a “park” is defined as a tract of land provided
by a unit of government to meet the active and/or passive recreational needs of
people.
PARK AND RIDE, DEDICATED: A surface parking lot or structured parking garage
used for parking of vehicles for commuters using any form of transit or
ridesharing. This definition excludes commercial or public surface parking and
commercial or public structured parking garages.
PARK AND RIDE, SHARED-USE: A pre-existing parking lot or structured parking
garage created for purposes other than commuter parking that has specific
numbers of spaces or an entire lot or garage leased to a transit authority to allow
commuters to park their vehicles to use any form of transit or ridesharing. This
definition excludes dedicated park and rides, commercial or public surface
parking, and commercial or public structured parking garage.
PARK, COMMUNITY/REGIONAL: Larger than neighborhood parks, these are
designed for organized activities and sports, although individual and family
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activities are also encouraged. Where there are no neighborhood parks, the
community or regional park can serve this function. Larger parks often include one
specific use or feature that makes the park unique. This definition includes but is
not limited to community and regional parks as defined by the City of Renton Parks
Plan, trails for nonmotorized travel, and accessory uses normal and incidental to
parks.
PARK, NEIGHBORHOOD: A combination playground and park designed primarily
for nonsupervised, nonorganized recreation activities. They are generally small in
size. This definition includes but is not limited to community gardens and other
accessory uses normal and incidental to parks.
PARKING, BICYCLE: An off-street space intended for the use of bicycle storage,
which includes a bicycle rack or similar facility that allows one to lock a bicycle in
place.
PARKING GARAGE, STRUCTURED, COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC: A building or
structure which may be located above or below ground, with stalls accessed via
interior aisles, and used for temporary storage of motor vehicles. Structured
parking can be a stand-alone use or a part of a building containing other uses. This
definition excludes dedicated park and rides, shared-use park and rides, and
commercial or public surface parking.
PARKING MODULE: A parking area that meets maximum physical dimensions as
delineated in the Urban Center Design Overlay regulations.
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PARKING, OFF-SITE: Parking for a particular land use on land separate from the
land on which the use occurs. The use for parking is subject to a lease or other
agreement ensuring the perpetual use of the off-site land for parking.
PARKING SPACE or PARKING STALL: A parking space is any off-street space
intended for the use of temporary vehicular storage for durations of less than
seventy-two (72) hours with ingress and egress to the space easily identifiable.
Included in this definition are the permanent surface, striping, landscaping and
other features required by RMC 4-4-080.
PARKING, SURFACE, COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC: Open lots or grounds with at-
grade parking improvements. This definition excludes dedicated park and rides,
shared-use park and rides, and commercial and public structured parking garages.
PARKING, TANDEM: The parking of one motor vehicle behind another, in a space
two (2) car lengths long, but only one car length wide.
PARTY OF RECORD: Party of record means:
1. The permit applicant and the owner of property subject to the land use
decision;
2. The appellant (if different than the permit applicant);
3. The City (if different than the appellant); or
4. Any person who provided a complete name and address (either physical
address or email address) and testified during the open record public hearing,
either verbally or in writing, on the application and/or any person who submitted
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written comments during administrative review, excluding persons who have only
signed petitions or mechanically produced form letters.
PARTY OF RECORD: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) All persons, agencies or organizations who have submitted
written comments in response to a notice of application prior to the close of the
public hearing or during the administrative review; made oral comments in a
formal public hearing conducted on the application; or notified local government
of their desire to receive a copy of the final decision on a permit and who have
provided an address for delivery (either physical address or email address) of such
notice by mail.
PASSIVE RECREATION: See RECREATION, PASSIVE.
PAVED: Surfaced with a hard, smooth surface, usually consisting of concrete or
asphalt underlain by a subgrade of crushed rock.
PAVEMENT WIDTH: Width of paved driving and parking surface, including street
gutters as measured from face of curb to face of curb, or from edge of pavement
where there are no curbs.
PEAK DISCHARGE: The maximum surface water runoff rate (cfs) at point of
discharge, determined from the design storm frequency.
PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS: Areas designated in the Comprehensive Plan as
primary routes for pedestrian use to connect sub-areas of the City or regional trail
systems, and to provide access to public facilities.
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PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT/STREET: Development on a pedestrian-
oriented street is encouraged through master planning, building location and
design guidelines and typically meets the following criteria: 1) buildings in scale
with the street, one to two (2) stories along residential/minor collectors and three
(3) or more stories along primary and secondary arterials, 2) buildings located
close to the street/walkway, 3) at least one pedestrian entry oriented to the
street, and 4) clearly identified sidewalks and/or grade separated walkways.
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED FACADE: Facades featuring characteristics that make
them attractive to pedestrians, including transparent window area or window
displays along the ground floor facade, primary building entry, and overhead
weather protection along at least seventy five percent (75%) of the facade.
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED SPACE: A publicly accessible space that includes
elements such as visual and pedestrian access to abutting structures, paved
walking surfaces of either concrete or unit paving, on-site or building-mounted
lighting, and public seating areas.
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED STREET: See STREET, PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED.
PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED USE: Businesses typically frequented by and conveniently
located for use by pedestrians.
PERENNIAL: Waters which flow continuously.
PERFORMANCE BOND OR GUARANTEE: That security which may be accepted in
lieu of a requirement that certain improvements be made before approval of the
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final plat, including performance bonds, escrow agreements, and other similar
collateral or surety agreements.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: Consistent with RCW 36.70A.030,
subsidized, leased dwelling units with no limit on length of stay that prioritizes
people who need comprehensive support services to retain tenancy and utilizes
admissions practices designed to use lower barriers to entry than would be typical
for other subsidized or unsubsidized rental housing, especially related to rental
history, criminal history, and personal behaviors. Permanent supportive housing
is paired with on-site or off-site voluntary services designed to support a person
living with a complex and disabling behavioral health or physical health condition
who was experiencing homelessness or was at imminent risk of homelessness
prior to moving into housing to retain their housing and be a successful tenant in
a housing arrangement, improve the resident's health status, and connect the
resident of the housing with community-based health care, treatment, or
employment services. Permanent supportive housing is subject to all of the rights
and responsibilities defined in Chapter 59.18 RCW.
PERMIT, SHORELINE: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) Any substantial development, variance, conditional use
permit, or revision authorized under chapter 90.58 RCW.
PERMITTED USES: See USES, PERMITTED.
PERSON: Any person, individual, public or private corporation, firm, association,
joint venture, partnership, municipality, government agency, political subdivision,
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public officer, owner, lessee, tenant, other legal entity, or any other entity
whatsoever or any combination of such, jointly or severally.
PERVIOUS SURFACE: Any surface material that allows stormwater to infiltrate into
the ground. Examples include lawn, landscape, pasture, and native vegetation
areas. Note for purposes of Surface Water Design Manual (RMC 4-6-030)
threshold determination and runoff volume modeling for detention and
treatment, vegetated roofs and permeable pavements are to be considered
impervious surfaces along with lawns, landscaping, sports fields, golf courses, and
other areas that have modified runoff characteristics resulting from the addition
of underdrains.
PET DAY CARE: A commercial facility where four (4) or more dogs or other
household pet animals are left by their owners for periods of supervision during
the hours the facility is open to the public (i.e., business hours).
PETS, HOUSEHOLD: Animals that are generally kept as part of a household and for
the purpose of companionship. These animals are to include: dogs, cats, rabbits,
caged indoor birds, small rodents, nonvenomous reptiles and amphibians
weighing less than ten (10) pounds, and others of similar size and characteristics
as approved by the Planning Director.
PIER: A general term including docks and similar structures consisting of a fixed or
floating platform extending from the shore over the water. This definition does
not include overwater trails.
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PIPELINE: Buried pipe systems (including all pipe, pipe joints, fittings, valves,
manholes, sumps, and appurtenances that are in contact with the substance being
transported) utilized for the conveyance of hazardous materials. Pipelines include,
but are not limited to, sanitary sewers, side sewers, storm sewers, leachate
pipelines, and product pipelines.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline
Master Program Regulations, use only.) Special contractual agreement between
the developer and a governmental body governing development of land.
PLANNED URBAN DEVELOPMENT (PUD): Any development approved and
developed in accordance with the terms of RMC 4-9-150, including a subdivision
of such land, which development may occur at one time or in phases.
PLANNING COMMISSION: That body as defined in chapters 35.63, 35A.63,
or 36.70 RCW as designated by the legislative body to perform a planning function
or that body assigned such duties and responsibilities under a city or county
charter.
PLANNING DIRECTOR: The individual under the direction of the Community and
Economic Development Administrator who plans, organizes, coordinates and
directs the City’s Planning Division, including the development and adoption of
the City’s Comprehensive Plan, zoning, and development regulations, or designee.
Additionally, the Planning Director is responsible for application and enforcement
of the City’s zoning, shoreline management, and environmental ordinances,
review and processing of all land use subdivision permit applications.
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PLANT ASSOCIATIONS OF INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE: One or more plant species
in a landform type that, because of the rarity of the habitat or the species involved,
or both, or for other botanical or environmental reasons, do not often occur in
King County.
PLANTING STRIP: That part of a street right-of-way between the abutting property
line and the curb or traveled portion of the street, exclusive of any sidewalk.
PLAT: A map or representation of a subdivision, showing thereon the division of a
parcel of land into lots, blocks, streets, and alleys or other division and dedications.
PLAT, FINAL: The final drawing of a subdivision and dedication prepared for filing
for record with the County Auditor and containing all elements and requirements
set forth in this Title and chapter 58.17 RCW.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY: A drawing of a proposed subdivision of land into ten (10) or
more individual lots showing the general layout of streets and alleys, lots, blocks,
and other elements of a subdivision consistent with the requirements of the City
subdivision regulations and chapter 58.17 RCW. The preliminary plat shall be the
basis for the approval or disapproval of the general layout of a subdivision.
PLAT, SHORT: The division or redivision of land into nine (9) or fewer lots, tracts,
parcels, sites, or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease or transfer of ownership.
POTABLE WATER: See RMC 4-6-100.
POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREAS: Areas within the Urban Growth Area that have
been designated for annexation to the City within the twenty (20) year planning
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horizon by agreement with King County as required by the Countywide Planning
Policies and the Growth Management Act.
POTW: See RMC 4-6-100.
PREAPPLICATION MEETING: A conference held with a project applicant and City
representative(s) in advance of the proposed land use project application. During
the conference, the City representative(s) inform the applicant of applicable
policies, plans, and requirements as they apply to the proposed development
project.
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL: The official favorable action taken on the preliminary
plat of a proposed subdivision, metes and bounds description, or dedication, by
the Hearing Examiner following a duly advertised public hearing.
PRELIMINARY PLAT: See PLAT, PRELIMINARY.
PRESCHOOL: Nursery schools or kindergartens which are engaged primarily in
educational work with children and in which no child is enrolled on a regular basis
for more than four (4) hours per day.
PRESSURE VACUUM BREAKER: See RMC 4-6-100.
PRIMARY CONTAINMENT: See RMC 4-5-120G.
PRIORITY HABITAT AND SPECIES: Habitats and species of importance and concern
as identified by the Washington State Department of Wildlife Priority Habitat and
Species Program. “Priority habitats” are habitat types with unique or significant
value to many species. An area classified and mapped as priority habitat must have
one or more of the following attributes:
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1. Comparatively high fish and wildlife density.
2. Comparatively high fish and wildlife species diversity.
3. Important fish and wildlife breeding habitat.
4. Important fish and wildlife seasonal ranges.
5. Important fish and wildlife movement corridors.
6. Limited availability.
7. High vulnerability to habitat alteration.
8. Unique or dependent species.
“Priority species” are fish and wildlife species requiring protective measures
and/or management guidelines to ensure their perpetuation.
PRIVATE CLUB, FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION: An association of persons organized
for some common purpose, including civic, professional, social, trade, fraternal,
and other similar organizations, but not including groups organized primarily to
render a service which is customarily carried on as a business. This definition
excludes smoking lounges.
PRIVATE HYDRANT: A fire hydrant situated and maintained to provide water for
firefighting purposes with restrictions as to use. The location may be such that it
is not readily accessible for immediate use by the fire authority for other than
certain private property.
PRODUCT TIGHT: See RMC 4-5-120G.
PROJECTION: The distance by which a sign extends over public property or beyond
the building line.
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PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION: See HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION.
PROPONENT: See APPLICANT.
PUBLIC ACCESS: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) A means of physical approach to and along the shoreline
available to the general public. This may also include visual approach.
PUBLIC AQUATIC LANDS: Land managed by the Washington State Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) located inside the designated inner harbor line.
PUBLIC FACILITIES: Publicly owned, operated, or leased land and the public
facilities and/or uses contained therein, such as streets, roads, highways,
sidewalks, street lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm
and sanitary sewer systems, park and recreation facilities, schools, and public
buildings. Public facilities do not include private structures or uses located on or
utilizing public land or facilities (e.g., privately owned and operated Wireless
Telecommunication Facility located on leased public land).
PUBLIC INTEREST: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) The interest shared by the citizens of the State or
community at large in the affairs of government, or some interest by which their
rights or liabilities are affected including, but not limited to, an effect on public
property or on health, safety, or general welfare resulting from a use or
development.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS: See RMC 4-6-100.
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PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATOR: The Administrator of the Public Works
Department or designee.
SECTION IV. Section 4-11-190 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
SALES/MARKETING TRAILERS, ON-SITE: Trailers used for temporary on-site sales
and marketing of developments and/or construction sites.
SALMONID MIGRATION BARRIER: An in-stream blockage that consists of a
natural drop (no human influence) with an uninterrupted slope greater than one
hundred percent (100%) (forty five (45) degree angle) and a height in excess of
eleven (11) vertical feet within anadromous salmon-bearing waters or a height in
excess of three (3) vertical feet within resident trout-only bearing waters. Human-
made barriers to salmonid migration (e.g., culverts, weirs, etc.) shall be considered
barriers to salmonid migration by this definition, only if they were lawfully
installed; permanent; present a complete barrier to salmonid passage based on
hydraulic drop, water velocity, water depth, or any other feature which would
prevent all salmonids from passing upstream; and in the opinion of the
Community and Economic Development Administrator cannot be modified to
provide salmonid passage without resulting in significant impacts to other
environmental resources, major transportation and utility systems, or to the
public, and would have significant expense. For the purposes of this definition,
“significant expense” means a cost equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) of
the combined value of the proposed site buildings, structures, and/or site
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improvements, and existing buildings, structures, and/or site improvements to be
retained.
SCHOOLS/STUDIOS, ARTS AND CRAFTS: Schools and studios for education in
various arts and crafts including but not limited to photography, dance, music, and
language skills.
SCOUR: The erosive action of running water in streams, which excavates and
carries away material from the bed and banks. Scour may occur in both earth and
solid rock material.
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT: See RMC 4-5-120G.
SECURE COMMUNITY TRANSITION FACILITY (SCTF): A residential facility for
persons civilly committed and conditionally released to a less restrictive
alternative under chapter 71.09 RCW. A secure community transition facility has
supervision and security, and either provides or ensures the provision of sex
offender treatment services. Secure community transition facilities include but
are not limited to the facilities established pursuant to RCW 71.09.250 and any
community-based facilities established under chapter 71.09 RCW and operated by
or under contract with the Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services. (Ord. 4982, 9-23-2002)
SEGREGATION: Division of land into lots or tracts each of which is one-one
hundred twenty eighth (1/128) of a section of land or larger, or five (5) acres or
larger if the land is not capable of description as a fraction of a section of land.
SENSITIVE AREAS: See CRITICAL AREAS.
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SEPA: The State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 (chapter 43.21C RCW).
SERVICEABLE: Presently usable.
SERVICES, OFF-SITE: Establishments primarily engaged in providing individual or
professional services at the customer’s home or place of business. Examples of
off-site services include, but are not limited to, temporary employment services,
janitorial services, and professional house cleaner services. This definition
excludes social service organizations and on-site services.
SERVICES, ON-SITE: Establishments primarily engaged in providing individual or
professional services within the place of business, such as beauty and barber
shops, retail laundry and dry-cleaning including coin-operated, garment
alterations and repair, photo studios, shoe repair, pet grooming, real estate
offices, personal accountants, indoor rental services, and repair of personal or
household items, except for vehicle repair. This definition excludes adult retail
uses, social service organizations, and off-site services.
SETBACK: The minimum required distance between the building footprint and the
property line and any private access easement or tract. For lots containing private
access easements, setbacks are the minimum required distance between the
building footprint and the easement. A setback is measured perpendicularly from
a lot line or private easement access to the outer wall of the structure. In the case
where a structure does not have an outer wall, such as a carport, the
measurement shall be to the posts of such structure, unless otherwise determined
by the Department of Community and Economic Development.
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SETBACK: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) A required land area specified in the Shoreline Master
Program, measured horizontally upland from and perpendicular to the Vegetation
Conservation Buffer within which no buildings or other permanent structures may
be constructed and that serves to protect the vegetation conservation buffer
during development activities, use, and routine maintenance of structures and
improvements landward of the building setback.
SETBACK LINE, LEGAL: The line established by ordinance beyond which no
building may be built.
SEWAGE: See RMC 4-6-100.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT PLANTS: A facility designed for the
collection, removal, treatment, and disposal of waterborne sewage. This
definition excludes disposal facilities.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT: See RMC 4-6-100.
SEWAGE WORKS: See RMC 4-6-100.
SEWER: See RMC 4-6-100.
SEWER, BUILDING: See RMC 4-6-100.
SEWER, PUBLIC: See RMC 4-6-100.
SEWER, SANITARY: See RMC 4-6-100.
SHARED PARKING: Use of a parking area for more than one use.
SHOPPING CENTER: A group of buildings, structures and/or uncovered
commercial areas, or a single building containing four (4) or more individual
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commercial establishments, planned, developed and managed as a unit related in
location and type of shops to the trade areas that the unit serves.
SHORELAND or SHORELAND AREAS: Those lands extending landward for two
hundred feet (200') in all directions, as measured on a horizontal plane from
ordinary high water mark; floodways and contiguous floodplain areas landward
two hundred feet (200') from such floodways; and all marshes, bogs, swamps, and
river deltas, associated with streams, lakes and tidal waters which are subject to
the provisions of the State Shorelines Management Act. For purposes of
determining jurisdictional area, the boundary will be either two hundred feet
(200') from the ordinary high water mark, or two hundred feet (200') from the
floodway, whichever is greater.
SHORELINE STABILIZATION: Structural and nonstructural methods to address
erosion impacts to property and dwellings, businesses, or structures caused by
natural processes, such as currents, floods, tides, wind, or wave action.
SHORELINES: All of the water areas of the State regulated by the City of Renton,
including reservoirs, and their associated shorelands, together with the lands
underlying them, except:
1. Shorelines of statewide significance.
2. Shorelines on segments of streams upstream of a point where the mean
annual flow is twenty (20) cubic feet per second or less and the wetlands
associated with such upstream segments.
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3. Shorelines on lakes less than twenty (20) acres in size and wetlands
associated with such small lakes.
SHORELINES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE: Those shorelines described in
RCW 90.58.030(2)(e).
SHORELINES OF THE STATE: The total of all “shorelines” and “shorelines of
statewide significance” regulated by the City of Renton.
SHORT PLAT: The map or representation of a short subdivision. See PLAT, SHORT.
SHORT SUBDIVISION: See PLAT, SHORT.
SIDE SEWER: See RMC 4-6-100.
SIDE SEWER STUB: See RMC 4-6-100.
SIDE YARD: See YARD REQUIREMENT.
SIDEWALK: A concrete walkway separated from the roadway by a curb, planting
strip or roadway shoulder.
SIGHT TRIANGLE: See CLEAR VISION AREA.
SIGN: Any medium, including merchandise, its structure and component parts,
that is used or intended to be used to attract attention to the subject matter for
advertising purposes. Signs do not include sculptures, wall paintings, murals,
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collages, and other design features determined to be public art by the City.
SIGN, A-FRAME: See SIGN, PORTABLE.
SIGN, ANIMATED: A sign with action or motion, flashing or color changes requiring
electrical energy, electronic or manufactured source of supply, but not including
revolving signs or wind actuated elements such as flags or banners.
SIGN AREA: A measurement of the total area of a sign visible from any one
viewpoint or direction, excluding the sign support structure, architectural
embellishments, or, framework that contains no written copy, or does not form
part of the sign proper or of the display. Freestanding letters or characters, where
no background is specially provided, shall be measured by determining the
smallest rectangle or polygon that encloses the extreme limits of the shapes to be
used.
SIGN, COMBINATION: Any sign incorporating any combination of the features of
pole, projecting and roof signs.
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SIGN, ELECTRIC: Any sign containing or utilizing electrical wiring, but not including
signs illuminated by an exterior light source.
SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD: Signs whose alphabetic, pictographic, or
symbolic informational content can be changed or altered on a fixed display
screen composed of electrically illuminated segments.
SIGN, FREESTANDING: A sign wholly supported by a sign structure in the ground.
SIGN, GROUND: A type of freestanding sign, other than a freestanding pole sign,
in which the sign is in contact with or close to the ground, has a solid base anchor,
and is independent of any other structure.
SIGN HEIGHT: Measured as the distance from grade, unless otherwise designated,
to the top of the sign or sign structure.
SIGN, ON-PREMISES: A sign which displays only advertising copy strictly incidental
to the lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including signs or sign
devices indicating the business transacted at, services rendered, goods sold or
produced on the immediate premises, name of the business, person, firm or
corporation occupying the premises.
SIGN, POLITICAL: Signs advertising a candidate or candidates for public, elective
office or a political party, or signs urging a particular vote or action on a public
issue decided by ballot whether partisan or nonpartisan.
SIGN, PORTABLE: A sign not permanently affixed which is designed for or capable
of movement, except for those signs explicitly designed for people to carry on
their persons or which are permanently affixed to motor vehicles.
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A. Sign, A-Frame: A nonilluminated type of portable sign comprised of hinged
panels configured in the shape of the alphabetic letter “A.” These signs contact
the ground but not are not anchored to the ground and are independent of any
other structure.
SIGN, PRIMARY ENTRY: A type of freestanding sign, other than a pole sign, of ten
feet (10') or less in height, in which the sign is in contact with the ground, has a
solid base anchor, and is independent of any other structure and serves the
function of directing customers to the main entrance of a multi-tenant building or
multi-building complex.
SIGN, PROJECTING: A sign other than a wall sign which projects from and is
supported by a wall or a building or structure, and does not extend above any
adjacent parapet or roof of the supporting building.
SIGN, REAL ESTATE: A sign advertising and/or directing individuals to the sale, rent
or lease of property.
A. Commercial Real Estate Banner Sign: A sign of any shape made of
lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to a building by any means,
and indicating that the property is for sale, rent, or lease. National flags, state or
municipal flags, holiday flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall
not be considered banners.
B. Decorative Real Estate Flag: A portion of lightweight fabric or similar
material, supported by a vertical or horizontal staff, intended to flutter in the
wind, and is used to attract attention to any type of residential development for
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sale, rent, or lease. National flags, state or municipal flags, holiday flags, or the
official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered banners.
C. Freestanding Real Estate Signs: Any type of nonilluminated freestanding
sign, indicating that the property on which it is located, is for sale, rent, or lease.
This sign type includes yardarm or ground signs.
D. Open House Sign: A nonilluminated type of portable sign comprised of
hinged panels configured in the shape of the alphabetic letter “A,” no larger than
thirty two inches wide by thirty six inches high (32" by 36") per each sign face. The
sign text for an open house sign contains the phrase: “open” or “for sale” or “for
rent” or “for lease.”
E. Real Estate Directional Sign: Any nonilluminated type of freestanding sign
that provides direction to property(ies) for sale, rent, or lease. Within the City
Center Sign Regulation Boundaries (as shown in RMC 4-4-100H3), real estate
directional signs may also include portable signs comprised of hinged panels
configured in the shape of the alphabetic letter “A.”
F. Real Estate Sign Kiosk: A City-approved monument style sign in the public
right-of-way or on private property consolidating numerous real estate directional
signs and designed to reduce sign clutter.
G. Real Estate Sign Kiosk Directional Panel: A sign affixed within an approved
real estate sign kiosk indicating direction to various real estate developments.
SIGN, ROOF: A sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet of a building or
structure.
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SIGN STRUCTURE: Any structure which supports or is capable of supporting any
sign as defined in this Title. A sign structure may be a single pole and may not be
an integral part of the building.
SIGN, TEMPORARY: Any sign, banner, or advertising display constructed of cloth,
canvas, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard or other light materials, with or without
frames, or advertising device intended to be displayed only for a limited period of
time including the following types of signs:
A. Advertising Device: Balloons, flags, inflatable statuary and figures, light
strings, pennants/streamers, portable readerboards, searchlights, wind-animated
devices, and similar devices of a carnival nature.
B. Balloon: A spherical, flexible, nonporous bag inflated with air or gas lighter
than air, such as helium, and intended to float in the air.
C. Banner: Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is mounted to
a pole and/or building by any means. National flags, state or municipal flags,
holiday flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall not be
considered banners. A banner is not defined by shape and may be square,
rectangular, round, triangular/pennant shaped, etc.
1. Banner, Pole Hung: A banner attached at its top and bottom to a pole
or light standard by extensions from the pole.
2. Banner, Pole/Wall Strung: A banner attached at its top and bottom
corners strung between buildings, poles, and/or light standards.
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3. Banner, Wall Hung: A banner attached to a building and where the
banner lies flat against the building surface at all times.
D. Devices of a Carnival Nature: All temporary signs, advertising devices,
lights, and other means of attracting attention, which are commonly associated
with carnival settings, and which are not otherwise specifically identified in the
Renton Municipal Code. Fabric or plastic bunting shall be considered one type of
carnival device.
E. Flag: A piece of cloth or plastic, supported by a vertical or horizontal staff,
which is intended to flutter in the wind.
F. Inflatable Statuary: An advertising device that is inflated and the likeness of
an animate or inanimate object or cartoon figure is used to attract attention,
advertise, promote, market, or display goods and/or services.
G. Manual Message Board: Any sign that is designed so that characters,
letters, or illustrations can be changed or rearranged by hand without altering the
face or the surface of the sign.
H. Pennant/Streamer: An individual object and/or series of small objects
made of lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, which may or may not
contain text, which is suspended from and/or twined around a rope, wire, or
string.
I. Readerboards, Portable: A sign which is self-supporting but not
permanently attached to the ground or building and can be moved from one
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location to another and is typically internally illuminated. Portable readerboards
are also known as “trailer signs.”
J. Sign, Rigid Portable: A sign which is not permanently affixed and designed
for or capable of movement. Those signs explicitly designed for people to carry on
their persons or which are permanently affixed to motor vehicles are considered
to be rigid portable signs. A rigid portable sign is not considered to be a portable
readerboard or “trailer sign.”
K. Sign, Window: Any sign, temporary or permanent, designed to
communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale, or
service, that is placed inside a window. Interior display of merchandise for sale,
including accessory mannequins and other props, shall not be considered window
signs.
L. Wind-Animated Object: Any device, e.g., windsocks, pinwheels, whirligigs,
etc., whose primary movements are caused by the wind or atmospheric
conditions, attached by a tether. A balloon or inflatable statuary, with or without
moveable parts, is not considered a wind-animated object.
SIGN, TRADITIONAL MARQUEE: A sign typically associated with movie theaters,
performing arts theaters, and theatrical playhouses. The sign is attached flat
against and parallel to the surface of a marquee structure. In addition, a
changeable copy area is included where characters, letters, or illustrations can be
changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign.
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SIGN, UNDER MARQUEE: A lighted or unlighted display attached to the underside
of a marquee protruding over public or private sidewalks. Under marquee signs
may also be called “under awning” or “under canopy” signs.
SIGN, WALL: Any sign painted, attached or erected against the wall of a building
or structure, with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to the plane of
said wall. In order to be considered a wall sign, a sign may not extend above any
adjacent parapet or the roof of the supporting building.
SIGNIFICANT #2 RATING: A rating assigned to wetlands in King County that are
greater than one acre in size; equal to or less than one acre in size and having a
forested vegetation class; or the presence of heron rookeries or raptor nesting
trees.
SINGLE-WALLED: See RMC 4-5-120G.
SITE: A single lot, or two (2) or more contiguous lots that, under common
ownership or documented legal control, were developed or are part of a
development proposal.
SITE PLAN: A detailed plan drawing, prepared to scale, showing accurate
boundaries of a site and the location of all buildings, structures, uses, and principal
site development features proposed for a specific parcel or parcels of land.
SLOPE: An inclined ground surface the inclination of which is expressed as a ratio
of horizontal distance to vertical distance, which may be regulated or unregulated.
SLOPE, STEEP: A hillside, or portion thereof, which falls into one of two (2) classes
of slope, sensitive or protected.
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A. Slope, Protected: A hillside, or portion thereof, with an average slope, as
identified in the City of Renton Steep Slope Atlas or in a method approved by the
City, of forty percent (40%) or greater grade and having a minimum vertical rise of
fifteen feet (15').
B. Slope, Sensitive: A hillside, or portion thereof, characterized by: (1) an
average slope, as identified in the City of Renton Steep Slope Atlas or in a method
approved by the City, of twenty five percent (25%) to less than forty percent
(40%); or (2) an average slope, as identified in the City of Renton Steep Slope Atlas
or in a method approved by the City, of forty percent (40%) or greater with a
vertical rise of less than fifteen feet (15'), abutting an average slope, as identified
in the City of Renton Steep Slope Atlas or in a method approved by the City, of
twenty five percent (25%) to forty percent (40%). This definition excludes
engineered retaining walls.
SMOKING LOUNGE: A club or facility where smoking occurs, including but not
limited to the smoking of any kind of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, or any other
lighted smoking equipment.
SMP: City of Renton’s Shoreline Master Program.
SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS: Public or nonprofit agencies that provide
counseling, therapy, job training, educational classes, food banks, clothing banks,
or other social or human services to persons needing such services, but do not
provide crisis intervention, day or night shelter, or case management. This does
not include religious institutions, offices, government facilities, schools, hospitals,
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clinics, day care, homeless services uses, medical institutions, diversion facilities,
lodging in any form, or residential uses.
SOIL ENGINEER: A licensed civil engineer experienced and knowledgeable in the
practice of soil engineering.
SOIL ENGINEERING: The application of the principles of soil mechanics in the
investigation, evaluation and design of civil works involving the use of earth or
other materials and the inspection and testing of the construction thereof.
SOIL ENGINEERING REPORT: A report including data regarding the nature,
distribution, and strength of existing soils, conclusions and recommendations for
grading procedures and design criteria for corrective measures when necessary,
and options and recommendations covering adequacy of sites to be developed by
the proposed grading.
SOLAR ACCESS: Sunlight exposure on land without impairment by other
development.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM: A device or structural design feature, a substantial
purpose of which is to provide for interior lighting or provide for the collection,
storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling, electricity
generation, or water heating.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, GROUND MOUNTED, SMALL-SCALE: A solar energy
system that is structurally mounted to the ground and typically a size that would
service a house, small business, or small municipal building.
SOLID WASTE: Shall be defined pursuant to WAC 173-350-100.
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SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS:
1. Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, anus, pubic
region, buttock, or female breast below a point immediately above the top of the
areola; or
2. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and
opaquely covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES:
1. Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
2. Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation,
or bestiality;
3. Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks,
or female breasts, whether clothed or unclothed, of oneself or of one person by
another; or
4. Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set
forth in this definition.
SPORTS ARENAS, AUDITORIUMS, AND EXHIBITION HALLS, INDOOR: A large
enclosed facility used for professional, semi-professional spectator sports, arena
concerts, expositions, and other large-scale public gatherings. This definition
includes stadiums, concert halls, auditoriums, exhibition halls, and accessory
eating and drinking establishments. This definition excludes sports arenas or
stadiums associated with schools, cultural facilities, movie theaters, and
entertainment clubs.
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SPORTS ARENAS, OUTDOOR: A large outdoor facility used for professional, semi-
professional spectator sports, arena concerts, and other large-scale public
gatherings. This definition includes but is not limited to stadiums, concert arenas,
and accessory eating and drinking establishments. This definition excludes sports
arenas or stadiums associated with schools, cultural facilities, movie theaters, and
entertainment clubs.
STABLES, COMMERCIAL: A land use on which large lot domestic animals are kept
for sale or hire to the public. Breeding, boarding, or training of large lot domestic
animals may also be conducted.
STACKING SPACE: The space specifically designated as a waiting area for vehicles
whose occupants will be patronizing a drive-through business. Such space is
considered to be located directly alongside a drive-in window, facility or entrance
used by patrons and in lanes leading up to the business establishment.
START OF CONSTRUCTION: Includes substantial improvement and means the
date the building permit was issued; provided, the actual start of construction,
repair, reconstruction, placement or other improvement was within one hundred
eighty (180) days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first
placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring
of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any
work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home
on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such
as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or
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walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or
foundation or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation
on the property as accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as
dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement,
the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor,
or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the
external dimensions of the building.
STORAGE, BULK:
1. The holding or stockpiling on land of material and/or products where such
storage constitutes forty percent (40%) of the developed site area and the storage
area is at least one acre, and where at least three (3) of the following criteria are
met by the storage activity:
a. In a bulk form or in bulk containers;
b. Under protective cover to the essential exclusion of other uses of the
same space due to special fixtures or exposed to the elements;
c. In sufficient numbers, quantities or spatial allocation of the site to
determine and rank such uses as the principal use of the site;
d. The major function is the collection and/or distribution of the material
and/or products rather than processing; and
e. The presence of fixed bulk containers or visible stockpiles for a
substantial period of a year.
2. Bulk storage facilities include, but are not limited to:
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a. Automobile holding and transfer depots;
b. Brick or tile storage and manufacturing;
c. Concrete block and products storage and manufacturing;
d. Contractor equipment yards;
e. Equipment or machinery of the stationary type not in use, not mounted
on necessary foundations or connected as required when during use, not
designated and used as portable, and not stored in a warehouse. This includes
operable motor vehicles or wheeled equipment used only periodically where
storage durations exceed those provided for parking lots as defined in RMC 4-4-
080, Parking, Loading and Driveway Regulations;
f. Foundries;
g. Fuel yards, wholesale;
h. Grain or feed sites, elevators, or the open storage of grain and feed;
i. Log, random cut and chipped wood by-products storage;
j. Lumber mills and wholesalers;
k. Sand and gravel yards including sizing, transfer and loading equipment
when present;
l. Scrap or junk yards and wrecking yards;
m. Solid waste holding and disposal areas;
n. Tank farms including distribution and loading systems.
3. Bulk storage facilities exclude:
a. Land banks, greenbelts, watersheds or public water reservoirs;
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b. Parking lots or structures for private licensed automobiles;
c. Ship yards;
d. Warehouses alone or in conjunction with manufacturing on the site and
when not including any of the uses listed above in subsection (2)(a) through (2)(n)
of this definition;
e. Facilities for storage of petroleum or any of its by-products, for use
incidental to the primary use of the property (e.g., heating, boiler or vehicular fuel
or lubricants);
f. Retail service stations;
g. Retail sales lots for new or used automobiles.
STORAGE, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, ON-SITE OR OFF-SITE, INCLUDING
TREATMENT: A facility engaged in storage of materials, produced on-site or
brought from another site, that are inflammable, explosive, or that present
hazards to the public health, safety, and welfare including all substances and
materials as defined under hazardous materials, hazardous substances, and
hazardous waste.
STORAGE, INDOOR: A use engaged in the storage of goods and/or materials
characterized by infrequent pick-up and delivery, and located within a building.
The definition excludes bulk storage, hazardous material storage, self-service
storage, warehousing and distribution, and vehicle storage.
STORAGE, OUTDOOR: The outdoor accumulation of material or equipment for
the purpose of sale, rental, use on site, or shipping to other locations. This
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definition excludes bulk storage, hazardous material storage, warehousing and
distribution, vehicle storage, and outdoor retail sales.
STORAGE, SELF-SERVICE: A building or group of buildings consisting of individual,
self-contained units leased to individuals, organizations, or businesses for self-
service storage of personal property. This definition excludes indoor storage,
warehousing, outdoor storage, bulk storage, and hazardous material storage.
STORAGE, VEHICLE: An indoor or outdoor area for parking or holding of motor
vehicles and boats or wheeled equipment for more than seventy-two (72) hours.
This definition excludes bulk storage, vehicle sales, vehicle rental, tow truck
operation/auto impoundment yard, auto wrecking yard, outdoor storage, and
indoor storage.
STORM SEWER and STORM DRAIN: A sewer which carries storm surface water,
subsurface water and drainage. See RMC 4-6-100.
STORMWATER FACILITY: A constructed component of a stormwater drainage
system, designed or constructed to perform a particular function, or multiple
functions. Stormwater facilities include, but are not limited to, pipes, swales,
ditches, culverts, street gutters, detention ponds, retention ponds, constructed
wetlands, infiltration devices, catch basins, oil/water separators, and biofiltration
swales. They may also include low impact development BMPs/facilities. Also
referred to as “Drainage Facility.”
STORY: That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor
and the upper surface of the floor above, except that the topmost story shall be
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that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor
and the ceiling or roof above, unless such area meets the definition of an attic. If
the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused under-floor space is more
than six feet (6') above grade for more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
perimeter or is more than twelve feet (12') above grade at any point, such usable
or unused under-floor space shall be considered as a story.
STORY, FIRST: The lowest story in a building that qualifies as a story, as defined
herein, except that a floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be
classified as a first story, provided such floor level is not more than four feet (4')
below grade for more than fifty percent (50%) of the total perimeter, or not more
than eight feet (8') below grade at any point.
STREAM ALTERATION: The relocation or change in the flow of surface water
runoff flowing in a natural or modified channel.
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STREAM/LAKE CLASS: The stream and lake waters in the City are defined by class
as indicated in RMC 4-3-050.
STREET AMENITIES: See STREET FURNITURE.
STREET, ARTERIAL: Street intended for higher traffic volume and speed and
classified as a principal or minor arterial on the City of Renton Arterial Street Plan.
STREET, COLLECTOR:
1. A street providing access with higher traffic volumes than a typical
residential, commercial, or industrial access street. Collector streets are
designated by the Public Works Department.
2. A street classified as a collector street on the City of Renton Arterial Street
Plan.
STREET, COMMERCIAL ACCESS: A non-arterial street providing access to
commercial land uses.
STREET FRONTAGE: The portion of a lot or structure abutting a public or private
right-of-way. Structures adjacent yet not adjoining a right-of-way shall be
considered abutting if located within twenty feet (20').
STREET FURNITURE: Objects, such as outdoor seating, kiosks, bus shelters, tree
grates, trash receptacles, and fountains that have the potential for enlivening and
giving variety to streets, sidewalks, plazas, and other outdoor spaces open to, and
used by, the public.
STREET GRID PATTERN, MODIFIED: A street system based upon a traditional grid
pattern; however, offset intersections, loop roads, as well as angled or curved
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road segments may also be utilized on a limited basis. The block pattern is
characterized by regular (i.e., rectangular or trapezoidal) blocks.
STREET GRID PATTERN, TRADITIONAL: A system of platting, or of street design,
that features parallel and perpendicular streets and intersections of streets at
right angles that form short blocks.
STREET, INDUSTRIAL ACCESS: A non-arterial street providing access to industrial
land uses.
STREET, PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED: An area with streets and sidewalks specifically
designated as such and intended for use by people walking; with special design
and spatial treatment of building frontages; built at human scale; with uses of
interest to and functional for people on foot; and designed to hold interest for
pedestrians by encouraging walking, browsing, and taking in the scene, as
designated via Master Plans or similar documents approved by the City.
STREET, RESIDENTIAL ACCESS: A non-arterial street providing access to residential
land uses, and not designated as a collector street by the Public Works
Department.
STRUCTURE: That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind,
or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in
some definite manner.
STRUCTURE: (This definition is for flood hazard regulations in RMC 4-3-050 use
only.) A walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is
principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
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STRUCTURE: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) A permanent or temporary edifice or building, or any piece
of work artificially built or composed of parts joined together in some definite
manner, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of the ground or water,
except for vessels.
SUBDIVISION: The division or redivision of land into lots, tracts, parcels, sites or
divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership. See also PLAT
and PLAT, SHORT.
SUBDIVISION: (This definition for RMC 4-3-090, Shoreline Master Program
Regulations, use only.) A parcel of land divided into two (2) or more parcels.
SUBDIVISION, PHASED: A subdivision which is, or is intended to be, recorded in
increments over a period of time.
SUBDIVISION, UNIT LOT: A division of land (parent site), for the purpose of sale,
lease, or transfer of ownership, underlying existing or proposed attached
townhouse dwelling units that creates a unit lot for each dwelling, for which one
or more boundaries of the individual unit lots coincide with the walls of the
townhouse structure which separate individual attached townhouse dwelling
units.
SUBJECT PROPERTY: The tract of land which is the subject of the permit and/or
approval action.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby
the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or
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exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage
occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT: Any development of which the total cost or fair
market value exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or any development which
materially interferes with the normal public use of the water or shoreline of the
State. Exemptions in RCW 90.58.030(3)(e) and in RMC 4-9-190C are not
considered substantial developments.
SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: The shoreline management substantial
development permit provided for in Section 14 of the Shoreline Management Act
of 1971 (RCW 90.58.140).
SUBSTANTIAL EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS: Physical improvements, such as
residential and/or commercial structures and their accessory structures, that have
a reasonable remaining economic life as indicated by their assessed valuation.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT: Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or
other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty
percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the “start of
construction” of the improvement. This term includes structures which have
incurred “substantial damage,” regardless of the actual repair work performed.
The term does not, however, include either:
1. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct previously identified
existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications
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that have been identified by the local code enforcement official and that are the
minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
2. Any alteration of a “historic structure,” provided that the alteration will not
preclude the structure’s continued designation as a “historic structure.”
SUBTENANT: A person in possession of rental unit through the tenant with the
knowledge and consent, express or implied, of the owner.
SURFACE WATER DESIGN MANUAL: A manual, as it exists or may be amended,
adopted by reference by the City of Renton, which provides stormwater permit
implementation and management guidance consistent with the current version of
the King County Surface Water Design Manual.
SURVEY STANDARDS: City of Renton Survey Standards as adopted by the
Planning/Building/ Public Works Department.
SECTION V. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct
the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of
scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references. The City
Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or subsection
titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance.
SECTION VI. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance.
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ATTACHMENT A
RMC 4-2-060J (Column Titles from 4-2-060 are included here for ease of reference only)
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
RC R-1 R-4 R-6 R-8 RMH R-10 R-14 RMF IL IM IH CN CV CA CD CO COR UC-1 UC-2
J. ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION
Entertainment
Adult entertainment
business (RMC 4-3-010)
P P P P P P12
Card room P52 P52 P52 P52
Cultural facilities H H H H H H H H H AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD AD
Dance clubs P29 P29 P29 AD P20 AD P29 AD
Dance halls P29 P29 P29 AD P20 AD P29 AD
Gaming/gambling
facilities, not-for-profit
H29 H29 H29 H20 H29
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Movie theaters P29 P29 P29 AD P20 P P12 P82 P82
Smoking lounge
Sports arenas,
auditoriums, exhibition
halls, indoor
P29 P29 P29 P20 P H18 H18
Sports arenas,
auditoriums, exhibition
halls, outdoor
P29 P29 P29 AD20 H18 H18
Recreation
Golf courses (existing) P P P P P P P
Golf courses, new H P H H H H H
Marinas P P21 H H
Recreational facilities,
indoor, existing
H P33 P29 P29 P29 P P P P54 P21 P82 P82
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Recreational facilities,
indoor, new
H P29 P4 P P P91 P12 P21 P82 P82
Recreational facilities,
outdoor
P29 P29 P29 H20 H29 H83 H83